In response, Ofsted’s Dr Jasper Green told the committee that school inspectors were already addressing how to improve girls’ participation in science and maths, “but we are focusing on the quality of education, on early education, on subjects, and all of those moves are the right ones to encourage wider participation at A-level”. Source link
Alongside Sheeran, other inspirational people include footballer Marcus Rashford, children’s author Beatrix Potter, BBC wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough, teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg, US civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks and pop star David Bowie. Source link
Youth workers will visit the homes of children absent from school, police commissioner says. Source link
ChatHealth allows teenagers aged 11 to 19 to get help with a range of health issues via text message. Source link
School caterers will have to shrink portions or use cheaper ingredients, a major food wholesaler warns. Source link
Funding for music teaching in Wales is trebling to £4.5m per year from September. Source link
For many the return to school life after the height of the Covid pandemic could not come quickly enough. But for some it has caused real anxiety. Attendance in Welsh schools has consistently dipped below 90% in recent months. Before Covid, it averaged 94%. Education Minister Jeremy Miles has warned fixed penalty notices could be
A spokesperson for Plaid Cymru said: “During the present cost of living crisis where parents are already struggling to make ends meet, imposing fines on parents who take their children on holiday during term time, and on parents who cannot get their children to go to school, for whatever reason, is absolutely unjust, and could
Stormont approval is needed to fund the free school meal scheme over the summer, officials say. Source link
A union is warning of invigilator shortages as pupils sit their first summer exams since 2019. Source link
